Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering - GATE Entrance Exam 2017

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering – GATE 2017 is administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science ( IISc ) and seven Indian Institutes of Technology ( IITs ) on behalf of the National Coordination Board ( NCB ) GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development ( MHRD ), Government of India.

The GATE committee, which comprises of representatives from these administering institutes, is the sole authority for regulating the examination and declaring the results.

The GATE 2017 Score is used for Admissions to Post Graduate Programs ( Eg. M.E., M.Tech, direct Ph.D. ) in Indian institutes of higher education with financial assistance provided by MHRD and other Government agencies. The score may also be used by Public and Private Sector Undertakings for employment screening purposes.

The overall co-ordination and responsibility of conducting GATE 2017 lies with Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, which is designated as the Organizing Institute ( OI ) for GATE 2017.

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering – GATE 2017 is an all India examination that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of the candidate in various undergraduate subjects in Engineering / Technology / Architecture and postgraduate level subjects in Science. The GATE score of a candidate reflects a relative performance level in a particular subject in the exam.

GATE Admission to Postgraduate Courses ( Master’s and Doctoral ) with MHRD and other government Scholarships or Assistantships in Engineering / Technology / Architecture. Science is Open to those who qualify in GATE.

GATE 2017 examination for all the papers shall be conducted in online mode Only ( Computer Based Test ).

GATE 2017 will be conducted in the subjects ( also referred to as “papers” ). Candidates must familiarize with the paper code for the paper of their choice, as this knowledge will be required at the time of application form submission and appearing for the examination. A candidate is allowed to appear in ONLY ONE paper.

Since a candidate is allowed to appear in ONLY ONE of the 23 papers for which GATE 2017 examination is being held, the candidate has to make the choice of the paper he / she wishes to write carefully. The list of papers and paper codes for GATE 2017.

GATE Paper

Code

GATE Paper

Code

Aerospace Engineering

AE

Geology and Geophysics

GG

Agricultural Engineering

AG

Instrumentation Engineering

IN

Architecture and Planning

AR

Mathematics

MA

Biotechnology

BT

Mechanical Engineering

ME

Civil Engineering

CE

Mining Engineering

MN

Chemical Engineering

CH

Metallurgical Engineering

MT

Computer Science and Information Technology

CS

Petroleum Engineering

PE

Chemistry

CY

Physics

PH

Electronics and Communication Engineering

EC

Production and Industrial Engineering

PI

Electrical Engineering

EE

Textile Engineering and Fibre Science

TF

Ecology and Evolution

EY

Engineering Sciences

XE*

Life Sciences

XL**

About GATE 2017

The Indian Institute of Science ( IISc ) and seven Indian Institutes of Technology ( IITs at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee ) jointly administer the conduct of GATE. The operations related to GATE in each of the 8 zones are managed by a zonal GATE Office at the IITs or IISc. The Organizing Institute ( OI ) is responsible for the end – to – end process and coordination amongst the administering Institutes. The Organizing Institute for GATE 2017 is Indian Institute of Science.

New in GATE 2017

GATE is administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science ( IISc ) and seven Indian Institutes of Technology ( IITs ) on behalf of the National Coordination Board ( NCB ) – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development ( MHRD ), Government of India. The GATE committee, which comprises of representatives from these administering institutes, is the sole authority for regulating the examination and declaring the results.

Note :

The XE paper now has a new section on Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences ( section H ). With this the number of sections in the XE paper has increased to eight ( A – H ).

GATE 2017 is conducted through the collaboration of eight zones. The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are :

The zones and the corresponding administrative institutes are :

Zone – 1 : Indian Institute of Science

Zone – 2 : Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Zone – 3 : Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Zone – 4 : Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Zone – 5 : Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Zone – 6 : Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Zone – 7 : Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Zone – 8 : Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

The overall co – ordination and responsibility of conducting GATE 2017 lies with Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, which is designated as the Organizing Institute for GATE 2017.

For GATE International Candidates from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and UAE, the eligibility criteria to write GATE 2017 is : Candidates who have completed Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Master’s degree in Science in a relevant subject or are in the final year of the program.

In case a candidate has passed one of the qualifying examinations as mentioned above in 2017 or earlier, the candidate has to submit the degree certificate / provisional certificate / course completion certificate / professional ceritificate / membership certificate issued by the society or institute. In case, the candidate is expected to complete to complete one of the qualifying criteria in 2017 or later as mentioned above, he/she has to submit a certificate from Principal or a copy of marks card for section A of AMIE.

Certificate from Principal :

Candidates who have to submit a certificate from their college Principal have to obtain one from his / her institution beforehand and upload the same during the online submission of the application form.

Candidates with backlogs :

Candidates, who have appeared in the final semester / year exam in 2017, but with a backlog ( arrears / failed subjects ) in any of the papers in their qualifying degree should

1. upload a copy of any one of the marks sheets of the final year, ( OR )

2. obtain a declaration from their Principal along with the signature and seal beforehand and upload the same during the online submission of the application form.

For GATE 2017 Examination, a candidate can apply for only one of the 23 papers listed in Table given below. The syllabus for each of the papers is given separately. Making a choice of the appropriate paper during GATE application is the responsibility of the candidate. Some guidelines in this respect are suggested below.

The candidate is expected to appear in a paper appropriate to the discipline of his / her qualifying degree. However, the candidate is, free to choose any paper according to his / her admission plan, keeping in mind the eligibility criteria of the institutions in which he / she wishes to seek admission. For more details regarding the admission criteria in any particular institute, the candidate is advised to refer to the websites of that institute.

All the papers will contain few questions that test the General Aptitude ( Language and Analytical Skills ), apart from the core subject of the paper.

XE Paper

A candidate appearing in the XE paper has to answer the following :

Section A – Engineering Mathematics

GA – General Aptitude

Any two of XE sections B to G

The choice of two sections from B to G can be made during the examination after viewing the questions. Only two optional sections can be answered at a time. A candidate wishing to change midway of the examination to another optional section must first choose to deselect one of the previously chosen optional sections ( B to G ).

XL Paper

A candidate appearing in the XL paper has to answer the following :

Section H – Chemistry

GA – General Aptitude

Any two of XL sections I to M

The choice of two sections from I to M can be made during the examination after viewing the questions. Only two optional sections can be answered at a time. A candidate wishing to change midway of the examination to another optional section must first choose to deselect one of the previously chosen optional sections ( I to M ).

GATE 2017 Duration and Examination Type :

The GATE 2017 Examination consists of a single paper of 3-hour duration that contains 65 questions carrying a maximum ofa 100 marks. The question paper will consist of both multiple choice questions ( MCQ ) and numerical answer type questions.

The GATE 2017 Examination for all the papers will be carried out in an ONLINE Computer Based Test ( CBT ) mode where the candidates will be shown the questions in a random sequence on a computer screen. The candidates are required to either select the answer ( for MCQ type ) or enter the answer for numerical answer type question using a mouse on a virtual keyboard ( keyboard of the computer will be disabled ). Each candidate will be provided with a scribble pad for rough work. The scribble pad has to be returned after the examination. At the end of the 3-hour window, the computer will automatically close the screen from further actions.

GATE 2017 Application Process : For GATE 2017 all information related to the candidates will be available in a single GATE Online Application Processing System ( GOAPS ). Candidates have to register and fill the application via ONLINE mode ONLY by accessing the zonal GATE websites of IISc and any of the seven IITs.

The photograph and signature of the applicant must be uploaded during the online application. Please note that all necessary certificates, such as, degree certificate / certificate from the Principal and the category certificate, if any are also to be uploaded. Please note that no application form is available for sale anywhere.

GATE Online Application Processing System ( GOAPS ) :

An online interface is provided for your interaction with the GATE Office. With this interface you can :

The login to this interface is through your GOAPS Enrolment ID and a GOAPS password. Keep this information safe and do not disclose it to anyone.

GATE 2017 Application Fee & Payment Options :

All candidates have to apply only ONLINE. Details of the application fee. The application fee is non – refundable.

Details of application fee for GATE 2017

Women Candidates : 750/

SC / ST / PwD category candidates : 750/-

All other candidates : 1500/-

* PwD : Person with Physically Challenged.

For GATE 2017 payments would have to be made through online by using net banking or debit card or e-challan facilities. Additional charges will be applicable as per the rule of the bank from where the money is being transferred. This charge will be specified on the payment portal.

GATE 2017 Application Fee Payment Options

The application fee and various payment options. The application fee is non-refundable. All charges given below are in Indian Rupees.

Candidate Category

Mode

Application Fee in

Women ( All Categories )

Online Net Banking

750

e – challan

750

SC / ST / PwD candidates

Online Net Banking

750

e – challan

750

All other candidates

Online Net Banking

1500

e – challan

1500

GATE 2017 Admit Card

The Admit Card can only be downloaded from the GATE portal tentatively from 17th December 2016. Admit Cards will NOT be sent by post / email. Bring a print – out of the downloaded Admit Card to the Test Center along with the original and valid photo identification ( NO photocopy / scanned copy / NOT expired ). Please note that you have to give details of this ID proof while filling the online application. Candidates will NOT be permitted to take the test, if this original and valid photo identification is not presented. It may be noted that you would have specified one of the following IDs during the online application process: Driving License, Passport, PAN Card, Voter ID, Aadhaar UID, College ID, Employee Identification Card, or a Notarized Affidavit with Photo, Signature, Date of Birth and Residential Address.

2. Choose the City of choice to appear for the GATE 2017 Examination : There are two primary choices and one secondary choice. If you choose a particular city as your first choice, then the corresponding zone to which this first choice city belongs will appear, and you will be able to choose another city as your second choice only from this zone. These choices will be your primary choices in a specific zone. However, a third choice has also been introduced in GATE 2017, which is your secondary choice. The list of 3rd choice cities will be as specified by each zone and this will be used only when your cities of primary choice are not available. However, because of operational constraints, the GATE committee reserves the right to add a new city or remove an existing one, and allot a city that may not be any of the choices of a candidate.

Table below gives the tentative list of the cities ( zone – wise ) in which GATE 2017 will be held. Also shown in the table is the Zonal Offices ( one of the IITs or IISc ).

i want to do integrated phd under ecological sciences in iisc. i am writing gate EY exam. can i write jam exam also under biological sciences for this? is it required? is writing jam going to hinder my selection process?

By gowthami from bangalore on January 10, 2016 at 11:31 am

which book refer for qualify gate entrance in ecology and evolution

By sagarika parida from balasore on January 4, 2015 at 1:06 pm

please give some sample quetion for ecology

By Ajit jamatia from Delhi on September 23, 2013 at 1:13 am

The subject Ecology and Evolution , Is it for CSE also? IF so, kindly mark me a email with all the required details and syllabus

By Prince chawla from Delhi on August 24, 2013 at 10:34 am

i want to know about gate zoology notification and colleges

By shalini upadhyay from other on August 5, 2015 at 10:09 pm

I WANT TO ABOUT GATE ZOOLOGY NOTIFICATION AND DATES

By MUDDASSIR AHMAD from [SRINAGAR] JAMMU AND KASHMIR on January 28, 2012 at 4:14 pm